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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced
to crack down on what he has labelled Britain's "sick note culture". The
believes there are too many people in the UK claiming welfare
because of mental health issues. He said welfare
were a drain on the
, and the number of people not working was creating labour
. The number of sick notes issued by doctors has risen
since the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The most common
being given by doctors are related to mental health and behavioural
. Sunak said: "We need to change the sick note culture, so the default becomes what
you can do not what you can't."